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Thunnus secretus

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Thunnus secretus was named by Bannikov (1979). Its type specimen is TMRS P-75, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Verkhovina Bystraya, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Krosno Series Formation of Ukraine.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by M. Uhen on 2016-06-28; modified by M. Uhen on 2017-05-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Thunnus secretus Bannikov p. 103 figs. Fig. 4
2011Thunnus secretus Monsch and Bannikov p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
tribeThunnini()
genusThunnusSouth 1845
speciessecretus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Thunnus secretus Bannikov 1979
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 201136–37 (17–18 + 19) vertebrae. Pelvic fin slightly anterior of pectoral fin.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Ukraine Thunnus secretus (type locality: 185593)